Bellflower had lost four straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 9-16 to make it five. They came up short against the Gahr Gladiators, falling 6-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gladiators this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Tuesday.
As for Gahr, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-10. Their pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
For Gahr's part, not much got past Noah Irwin, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Bellflower off the board. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Irwin.
On the hitting side, Gahr let Taison Miller and Andres Gonzalez run wild. Miller went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI, while Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI.
While Bellflower had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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